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The Indian Chaat Corner has been one of our favourite spots for affordable, spicy, and different-from-the-usual food. While chaat is a common street food in India, it's rather hard to find here.

Service and Ambience

The chaat house is an actual house, run by a family. There's a boy, and his parents, and I think it's the mother who prepares the food. They used to be based in Bambalapitiya, but they've moved to Wellawatta now and the hall of their house is what's converted into the seating area.

So it's rather obviously homely, with tables and chairs spaced throughout. You need to knock and call about a bit for them to come / hear you though, because there's no one in front (this could easily be fixed if they install a bell, which they haven't).

Regardless, the food is still great.

Chaat, chaat, and more chaat (with biryani as well)

Everything's priced between Rs. 200 to 400, and it's all pretty generous portions.

We love their Samosa Chaat (Rs. 200), which is chunky and doughy bits of vegetable samosa doused in green chutney and tamarind chutney, along with curd. It's quite filling, and very heavy because the samosa dough in this is thick.

Our Dahi Puri (Rs. 200) was stuffed to the brim and was intensely flavourful. It's a mouthful (literally), but you're supposed to pop it in whole and then munch it down. Alternating between the heat of spice from the masala and the coolness from the curd, this was a good burst of conflicting textures and taste.

Dinesh ordered some Bhel Puri (Rs. 200) as well, and despite it looking a royal mess it was splendid. A plate piled with rice crispies (puffed rice?), bit of kadala and a lot of tangy sauce, this is once again a treat. As with the other chaats, this also had a lot of sev (murukku-like dried noodles stuff) poured all over it.

Strangely, the Lassi (Rs. 250) was more expensive than the food, but fully worth it. By far the thickest and creamiest lassi we've had to date, this was naturally sweet and made entirely of good curd.

Since YAMU bellies are actually bottomless, we had a portion of Chicken Biryani (Rs. 400) as well. We could have had more, it was that good. A change from our regular biryanis, this also featured their curried chickpeas, along with the green chutney and chopped up chunks of chicken.

Conclusion

It's a quaint, simple location. The family does a great job with the food, and we recommend it. The prices are very reasonable too!

Our only gripe would be with the service, because we'd have loved some water and for someone to check up on us once in a while when we needed to amend or expand on orders, but we were left alone for nearly the whole while until we literally had to call them out.

Other than the lack of professionalism (but also bear in mind they're just a family doing what they can), we'd fully recommend this place.

TIP

Opening and closing times are erratic, though they're generally open do call before going.

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Food were very cheap (in price) and orders served pretty quickly. Place is run by a couple, and both of them can speak English very well. Found the food we ordered were really tasty on the 1st day. Quiet place.

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We went there 2 days within a week, as we found the food were tasty on the first day. But the 2nd day wasn't same as the first.
We found the food bit unclean on the 2nd day. Or it could be the odor in the room.
Both days we found the place fairly empty. On the first, only two of us were dining. Second day, ourselves and another few girls.
My daughter had to use the restroom, so they passed through the cooking area. And complained the 'backstage' was quite unclean and their faces looked unpleased.
Eventually, it was decided we'd not go there again.

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Food were very cheap (in price) and orders served pretty quickly. Place is run by a couple, and both of them can speak English very well. Found the food we ordered were really tasty on the 1st day. Quiet place.

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We went there 2 days within a week, as we found the food were tasty on the first day. But the 2nd day wasn't same as the first.
We found the food bit unclean on the 2nd day. Or it could be the odor in the room.
Both days we found the place fairly empty. On the first, only two of us were dining. Second day, ourselves and another few girls.
My daughter had to use the restroom, so they passed through the cooking area. And complained the 'backstage' was quite unclean and their faces looked unpleased.
Eventually, it was decided we'd not go there again.

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i just checked out this place today and it really satiated my homesick craving for real indian street food. the chaats are fresh, crunchy and bursting with flavour. although its a bit long on the sweet side for me (kinda natural as the owner is from Gujarat, where everything is sweet)- you can ask her to adjust the sweetness/ spice to your liking. plus they are open mainly from 3pm till about 10pm. and the best bit was, while i was there, another couple landed up asking for the Indian chaat experience based on the Yamu review! ;-)

hatim

now they have increased the time (10 am to 10 pm) they have increased the number of dishes
example : lachcha paratha,rumali roti,rumali paratha,naan roti,alu paratha,gobi paratha,kheema paratha,kadai chicken,buttter chicken,masala chicken,kheema fry vegitarian also availbale like gujrati thali

Preeti

Well so did we, end up based on the Yamu review I mean. The parathas were really very yummy- we werent very impressed by the bhel puri and pani puri (the chaats) though. However, its a good option for home sick Indians craving for Indian street food like you rightly pointed out.

Stacey

Visited 8 30 pm last night. Place pitch dark but we called and the lady said that she will come to the gate. The bell is on the right side corner inside the gate (there is an opening for you to put your hand thru) but difficult to find!!!! The lady was very accommodating. Turned out sev puri, dahi with a samosa puri, chicken samosas and rabdri (a sort of rice pudding). For a last minute deal the chaat was excellent. Ring and go for the next month or so because she has religious services from 6 pm and may not be available. This was really good home cooked food from a very nice lady who was willing to explain their extensive menu to us.

EmJai

The worst experience ever! The place was dirty and was full of cockroaches. How can someone imagine the quality of food if you find hundreds of cockroaches at the entrance as well as inside the so called restaurant?The owners don't care about the hygiene factors. I do not recommend this place to anyone.

Mathumai

Had a peek at the road side cafe, following the recommendation of Kamu.lk. Unfortunately , on the day i visited , they were closed ,but i was given a leaflet which had a list of their menu items and was told to order before coming, to avoid waiting time. Did a quick review of the menu items in youtube, and chose the lightest among all. Called and made an order for a 3 piece aloo parata, cost 450 lk(150 each). Requested to have it ready by 5.30pm, so that i can pick it on my way home .
Unfortunately, when i did go there at the time, it was not ready and i was asked to come again in an hours time , which was a let down. Hence i was living close by , that was ok. But not a very good practice.
Without making the same mistake , by going without informal,called to check on the status , it was ready to be picked up.
Went around 7pm , it was ready. My wait was worthy, steaming hot , wrapped in silver foil, i was given 3 medium sized aloo parata's( potatoe filled, chapathi like rotti), along with two types of sauces, a sweet chilly marinated with spices and a sweet curd (not very sure of the name) liek sauce , which tasted awsumn with the spiced paratas.
Made the order for my fam and myself, hence we are a four member family, i was suggested i order 10 pieces, 2 for each , but i'd say, one is more than enough for a person. It was so filling, i skipped my dinner. My family like it too.
More over, good food , little bit expensive, takes time if you order for something big. But tasty good food

hatim090499gmailcom

Now visit the fully renovated indian chaat corner!! With air conditioned dining room.completely packed ,no dirt,and had a really friendly
communication with the restaurant owners!,had to wait a little while but the waiting was worthy because they served fresh and hot food!…enjoyed it to much gonna go there back in some day or two!!

Abdeali Mohamedally

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tina

Went here after reading the review in Yamu. This place is only good for the aloo parata and the chaat items and also the mint and lime juice which was quite good. We thought of trying the biriyani and what a dissapointment it was. It didn't even have the basic flavours of the main ingredients which could be found in a biriyani and was so bland. It was like rice (a very very small qty) and dhal curry with two pieces of flavourless chicken. What a waste…!!

Ranaka

We were there yesterday…
Had Paani Puri, Dahi Puri and Sev Puri…
Each plate was only 200/- and trust me we loved them all so much!! ❤️
The auntie & uncle are really friendly and are willing to have a nice conversation while you enjoy the meal…
5 stars!!

Maya

foodlover

Amazing food! That's the first word came in my head when I decided to write a review. I recommend all the Indian food lovers. They do biryani sawaan as well, plus they he got decent plc to sit nd enjoy it food. Don't forget to try thire lassI and dahi puri. I give 5 star to this plc for having delicious Indian food in srilanka.

Anonymous

I had Dai Puri, Pakoda and Mint & Lime drink over the weekend….it tasted really good until i saw the the guy who was making Puri licking fingers after making another Puri and using the same hand to pick more Puri from those big jar like bottles. So I'm not going there even if it is the best of the best in the town.

Lee

Dushan

Pls. Update the location from google maps & restaurant phone no. It's more helpful, if you can post menu card. If you update about restaurants pls. use the stranded format like. name, address, phone no, map, & menu. By the way , you guys doing the great job. Keep it up. I am already using your app every time I visiting SL.

Natalie

Being a huge fan of chaats really appreciate what these guys do in Sri Lanka which most of the five star's don't (either it's there on the menu it's mostly not available on request) but I should mention that they used to top the chaats with lots of fresh coriander and onions cubes which doesn't happen anymore. Also their mint chutney looks like it's coloured from food colouring rather than fresh mint leaves. Hope those can be corrected on the next visit. Good luck

Lankan

Amazing place! Really deserves more recognition. The place is run by a couple, who serve ,what I would like to think was as, authentic Indian food. Service is super. Food is super. Please try the Chicken buriyani!!

curious

Ordered a Biriyani and a Paneer Franky today. Usually the food here is great but today’s meal was quite bad.
Terribly dry rice and chicken. Paneer Franky was just a potato Franky with a few paneer crumbs. 0/10.